Indirect Tax Researcher Ii

What You'll Do:
If you are analyzing complex legal and compliance tax issues, and interested in joining a supportive team in a collaborative work environment to enhance professional skill development.

We are looking for a dynamic, energetic, team-oriented individual who has demonstrated adaptability to change through periods of rapid growth. The role involves problem-solving and analyzing complex legal e-invoicing & digital reporting and compliance research.

This is your opportunity to join a team at a fast-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company doing what you are passionate about

What Your Responsibilities Will Be:
Given the dynamic nature of indirect tax laws & E-invoicing trends, a commitment to continuous learning and staying updated on developments is necessary to remain effective in this role
- Research, monitor, translate & interpret the tax laws and guidelines, evaluate content accuracy, summarize and conclude on content tax decisions and actions.
- Be responsible for maintaining accurate, complete, and timely content mainly for E-invoicing/live reporting capabilities.
- Interpretation & research accuracy is critical to ensure that tax technology solutions meet legal and regulatory standards in relevant jurisdictions
- Understand how to connect with the Tax Authority’s portals
- Collaborate with tax content research, product management and engineering to implement our solutions
- Document research findings in each format providing a clear summary of the changes and being able to expand upon request.
- Effectively work and communicate with team members to accomplish specific tasks in a timely, efficient and productive manner
- Open to accept additional responsibilities assigned to meet deadlines
- Attention to detail and the ability to work with large datasets is crucial
- Must be flexible to occasionally overlap work schedule with US/UK timing, as in when needed for collaborative meetings or training
- Identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and reduce redundancy in current process

What You'll Need to be Successful:

- A natural curiosity about technology and an interest in innovation and learning about new areas of e-invoicing/ live reporting regulations across the globe
- A bachelor's degree, or equivalent, in finance, economics, business administration, law, or accounting with 4+ years of experience in indirect tax in advisory or consulting roles.
- A masters degree in law, economics, finance with 2+ years of experience in International E-invoicing (KSA, Romania, Malaysia, Peppol, UAE for instance)
- Experience with basics of XSD schemas, UBL format and other technical information published by authorities related to E-invoicing
- Analytical skills & legal research experience - for reviewing e-invoicing research, interpreting complex tax regulations, and developing effective tax technology solutions
- Advanced tax certifications/ tax technology certificates are preferred but not mandatory

How We'll Take Care of You:
Total Rewards

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.

Health & Wellness
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversity
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.

What You Need To Know About Avalara:
We’re Avalara. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year, and this year we became a billion-dollar business_._ Our growth is real, and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.

We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

**We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer